Executive Orders Impacting Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
A number of executive orders signed by the new Administration have the potential to significantly impact you and your work in health and education. ASHA is closely monitoring and tracking issues most relevant to the professions and will provide updates on current and new executive orders.
Although it will take some time to understand the full impact of current and future executive orders, we remain firmly committed to advancing ASHA’s advocacy priorities. Review the 2025 Public Policy Agenda to see ASHA’s advocacy priorities on behalf of audiologists and SLPs, many of which support advocacy on issues directly impacted by the executive orders. You can also take action now to help influence the outcome of timely issues like protecting access to care under Medicaid, preserving the primary role of the U.S. Department of Education, and stopping Medicare payment cuts.
Executive order summaries are listed in the six categories below. Executive orders are subject to judicial review, and Congress can impose limitations through legislation, funding restrictions, or regulatory oversight. Learn more about executive orders.
If you have additional questions about specific issues in your practice, please contact
- Academic affairs: academicaffairs@asha.org
- Accreditation: accreditation@asha.org
- Advocacy: grassroots@asha.org
- Audiology: audiology@asha.org
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion: multicultural@asha.org
- Certification: certification@asha.org
- Early interventions or private practice: slpinfo@asha.org
- Ethics: ethics@asha.org
- Health care services: healthservices@asha.org
- Regulations and policies related to health care and education: reimbursment@asha.org
- Research: research@asha.org
- School services: schools@asha.org
